⏰ Last chance for early bird pricing! Register by Oct. 1 for the 2025 Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit in Pendleton 👉 bit.ly/OORS2025Join Oregon’s outdoor community to connect, learn, and collaborate. Don’t miss this chance to shape the future of outdoor recreation in Oregon!

Grab your discounted early bird passes for this year's Rec Summit in Pendleton before October 1st! Register today at bit.ly/OORS2025

From childhood bike rides to dreams of a coast-to-forest pathway: Michelle's Salmonberry Trail story is about safe spaces, movement & connection. Read her full story on our blog: bit.ly/4pmURlv

Oregon Trails Coalition joined several Oregon and Washington partners in submitting requests as part of the public comment period on the USDA Reorganization and its effects on our U.S. Forest Service Region. Learn more about our specific asks: bit.ly/4gcdYdS

"It’s important for future generations to be able to get outside to enjoy nature and wildlife... My favorite trail is Short Beach, in Oceanside." - Ingrid Henrickson. Share your trail story: bit.ly/TrailStories

Protect Roadless Areas: Submit Comments and Contact Congress! Last week, the Trump Administration formally announced its intention to roll back longstanding protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas in National Forests. It’s important that they hear from you. Learn more: bit.ly/45S32yI

Last Chance to Win! Visit the Oregon Trails Coalition blog for a mid-year recap of Coalition advocacy work and to learn how you can win a *$200 REI gift card* by contributing financial support and/or trail stories to support our work by September 1st! bit.ly/4fYHzHr

@oregonstateparks is excited to hear your ideas for future experiences, services, and amenities. Complete the survey by September 8 for a chance to win a free annual parking permit! Your feedback is crucial in creating a sustainable and welcoming space. www.surveymonkey.com/r/BT8KR9K

"Stewardship of public lands is important to me and part of my Oregon family heritage. I have been volunteering on trails throughout the state to keep access open to all. " - Nelson Kline

"I met my spouse on a backpacking trip 20 years ago, so backpacking is very important to us! " If sustaining this work is important to you, become an Oregon Trails Coalition member today! What’s your trail story? bit.ly/TrailStories

Registration is open: Grab Your Early Bird Rate Passes Today! The 2025 Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit will take place November 6-8 at the Pendleton Convention Center and surrounding areas in beautiful northeastern Oregon! bit.ly/OORS2025

"Trails are so crucial to fund because it's about so much more than just infrastructure." What’s your trail story? Everyone who makes a financial contribution to OTC or contributes a trail story by August 31st will be entered to win a $200 gift card to REI! bit.ly/TrailStories

The Oregon Trails Coalition is collecting trail stories from people all across the state as part of a campaign to celebrate the many ways trails show up in our lives—and why they deserve ongoing public funding and support. What’s your trail story? bit.ly/TrailStories

This year's Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit will feature keynote speaker Chuck Sams, a National Conservationist and former Director of the National Park Service, who will speak and respond to questions on the topic of forging new paths in an uncertain climate. www.oregontrailscoalition.org/summit

We’re gathering trail stories from all across the state to celebrate the love of trails and show why they’re worth funding and protecting. What’s your trail story? Share it before August 31st to be entered to win a $200 gift card to REI: bit.ly/TrailStories Photo: Gabriel Amadeus Tiller

The 2025 summit will take place November 6-8 at the Pendleton Convention Center and surrounding areas in beautiful northeastern Oregon. Grab Your Early Bird Rate Passes Today at bit.ly/OORS2025

Oregon trails are at risk. A new Senate proposal could lead to the sale of 3 million acres of public land, threatening access to nearly 100,000 miles of trails. Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley oppose the plan. Speak up and thank them—take action via Outdoor Alliance’s site. bit.ly/45rAs7p

Honoring Forest Champions: Tom Brauner & Nelson Kline! Through TKO, they’ve led the charge restoring Shellburg Falls after the 2020 fires—rebuilding trails, building bridges & inspiring a dedicated volunteer crew. The falls are open again—and the work continues: bit.ly/44rxn5h

Trail funding is still on the line. Lawmakers are considering an HB 2025 amendment to fund Oregon Community Paths and clean transportation through a tax on cars over $75K. Contact your legislators to support the amendment and protect transit, rail, and safety funding. Learn more here bit.ly/44rxn5h

An amendment to #HB2025 could fund trail + clean transit projects through a small tax on cars over $75K. It’s smart, fair, and long overdue. 80%+ of Oregonians use local trails - Let’s invest in them! 📞 Call your reps. Learn more bit.ly/44rxn5h

The President’s FY26 budget slashes trail funding: 60% cut to USFS maintenance, $900M from NPS, and zero for BLM trails. LWCF is under threat. Tell Congress to reject these cuts and protect trail access: bit.ly/4dT7nDS

Recreational liability reform is back. SB 1196-1 supports enforceable waivers for outdoor rec providers. Hearing is Wed, June 12. Submit testimony to help keep programs affordable in Oregon: bit.ly/4dT7nDS

Recreational liability reform is back. SB 1196-1 supports enforceable waivers for outdoor rec providers. Hearing is Wed, June 12. Submit testimony to help keep programs affordable in Oregon: bit.ly/4dT7nDS

Recreational liability reform is back. SB 1196-1 supports enforceable waivers for outdoor rec providers. Hearing is Wed, June 12. Submit testimony to help keep programs affordable in Oregon: bit.ly/4dT7nDS

Trails were left out of Oregon’s Transportation Package – AGAIN! HB 2025 includes no new funding for trails. Testify on 6/11 >> Submit written testimony by 6/14 >> Call your legislators, Tell them: Fund trails via the Multimodal Active Transportation Fund. More info here: bit.ly/4kTA1aq

Trails as Resilient Infrastructure Webinar recording now available! This webinar is an opportunity to learn from practitioners who worked on the FHWA's Trails as Resilient Infrastructure Guidebook and CALREC Vision's Joint Strategy for Wildfire Resilience. Check it out on Youtube: bit.ly/4kktANL

🚨 Action Alert 🚨 HB 5026, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Budget, is scheduled for a hearing in the Ways and Means Sub-Committee on Natural Resources on Monday at 3 pm. Now is the time to share your support for trails in the budget! Learn more on our website: bit.ly/3Z8Wb01 - Link also in bio.

This is not a bake sale. This is the last day to donate to help us finish the legislative session with a strong voice for trails! Donate at givebutter.com/notabakesale or text OTCBAKESALE to 53-555 to donate today!

This is not a bake sale. Help us finish the legislative session with a strong voice for trails in Salem by helping us raise $3,000 by TOMORROW May 31st to make sure trails stay on the agenda! Buy a “cookie” or take “the cake” at givebutter.com/notabakesale Or text OTCBAKESALE to 53-555 to donate!

Hey cupcake, wanna support Oregon’s Trails? Help us raise $3,000 by May 31st to make sure trails stay on the agenda in Salem. Buy a “cookie” or take “the cake” over at givebutter.com/notabakesale Or text OTCBAKESALE to 53-555 to donate today!

Call for proposals for the 2025 Summit closes June 2. Share your presentations today! Learn more and submit a proposal at: www.oregontrailscoalition.org/summit Photo: Cheryl Hill

No frosting, no fuss, just fuel for the finish! We’re reaching out to our friends to help us finish the legislative session with a strong voice! Help us raise $3,000 by May 31st to make sure trails stay on the agenda! Donate at givebutter.com/notabakesale or text OTCBAKESALE to 53-555

Howdy friends, we fell short of our Trails Day at the Capitol sponsorship goal. Now we’re reaching out to all of our friends to help us raise $3,000 by May 31st to make sure trails stay on the agenda in Salem.  Donate at givebutter.com/notabakesale or text OTCBAKESALE to 53-555

Wanna support Oregon’s Trails? It's a piece of cake! We’re reaching out to our friends to help us finish the legislative session strong in Salem. Help us raise $3,000 by May 31st to make sure trails stay on the agenda! Visit givebutter.com/notabakesale or text OTCBAKESALE to 53-555

Is it Cake? No, it’s a fundraiser for trails! We fell short of our Trails Day at the Capitol sponsorship goal. Now we’re reaching out to all of our friends to help us finish out the legislative session with a strong voice! Buy a “cookie” or take “the cake” over at givebutter.com/notabakesale

PROPOSALS OPEN for 2025 Oregon Outdoor Recreation/Trails Summit through June 1! Looking for proposals from across Oregon that accelerate community health, sustainable recreation, creative partnerships, & economic prosperity in the outdoors. Image: Travel Oregon www.oregontrailscoalition.org/summit

Proposals for the 2025 Oregon Outdoor Recreation/Trails Summit are open through June 1! Looking for proposals from across Oregon that accelerate community health, sustainable recreation, creative partnerships, & economic prosperity in the outdoors. www.oregontrailscoalition.org/summit

OTC & OPRD are hosting trail user focus groups in May to learn more about the needs & priorities of specific trail user groups. We hope to hear from organization leaders, stewards, and volunteers, as well as community members at large. Interested in participating? bit.ly/3Ro6wks photo: WMHCTA

Join us Tuesday, May 13th for Trails as Resilient Infrastructure, a webinar cohosted by Learn from practitioners who worked on the FHWA's Trails as Resilient Infrastructure Guidebook as well from MLTPA about their work on the Joint Strategy for Wildfire Resilience. Sign up here: bit.ly/4cJdiL9

Join us Tuesday, May 13th, for Trails as Resilient Infrastructure, a webinar cohosted by Oregon Trails Coalition, Toole Design, CALREC Vision, and Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access (MLTPA). Learn more and sign up here: bit.ly/4cJdiL9

OTC and OPRD is hosting a series of trail user focus groups throughout May to gain a deeper understanding of the needs and priorities of specific trail user groups. Interested in participating? Learn more at bit.ly/3Ro6wks

Oregon's transportation package must be built on a foundation of safety. Check out today's opinion piece in The Oregonian, co-authored by OTC's own Executive Director, Steph Noll: bit.ly/3EByiXK Photo: Mark Graves/The Oregonian

Action Alert! Keep Oregon's Trails Open: Submit Testimony in Support SB 179! Tell Lawmakers: Pass a lasting legislative fix to recreational immunity and Submit Written Testimony NOW! Learn more here: bit.ly/3ECeKm3

“Oregon is home to amazing recreational trails, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) wants to learn more about how residents use land and water trails in Oregon and how we can improve your trail experiences. Take the Survey: bit.ly/44iK9Ew

Oregon State Trails Plan: Share Your Trail User Experience in Focus Groups this May! Learn more here: bit.ly/3Ro6wks

You have until Tomorrow, April 18th, at NOON to tell lawmakers to fully fund Oregon Community Paths! We must address the $50 million annual funding shortfall for the OCP program as part of a safe, green, fairly funded transportation funding measure. Read & sign : bit.ly/44qt4Zm Photo: Dan Sharp

You have until Friday, April 18th at NOON to tell lawmakers to fully fund Oregon Community Paths.Oregonians want alternatives to walking, riding, running, and skating on high-traffic roadways! Read the full text of the letter and sign on now: bit.ly/44qt4Zm Photo: Dan Sharp

🚨 Action Alert 🚨 Sign on in Support of Oregon Paths Funding by Friday, April 18th, at noon! Tell Lawmakers to Fully Fund Oregon Community Paths in the Transportation Package! Read the full text of the letter and sign on now: bit.ly/44qt4Zm

Take OPRD's State Trails Plan Trails User Survey before April 30! The survey is open to all trail users & potential trail users from hikers, bikers, equestrians, & paddlers to OHV, ATV riders, & snowmobilers who recreate on public lands or water bodies in Oregon. Take the survey: bit.ly/44iK9Ew

Join the Move Oregon Forward Advocacy Day in Salem, April 17th! RSVP by TODAY, April 10th! bit.ly/42zSwcy We’re rallying at the state capitol and meeting with legislators to build momentum and power for a transportation system that is safer, more equitable, and more affordable for all Oregonians.